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Alarm.com class action settlement Class Members may need to fill out a W-9 due to payout amounts being higher than originally estimated.
Originally, claimants in the Alarm.com settlement were projected to receive payments between $94 and $140. More recently, it was confirmed that some Class Members are eligible for payments of more than $600.
Because of these large payment amounts, the settlement administrator is reportedly contacting Class Members to have them fill out a W-9 tax form. W-9 tax forms allow people to report a variety of income, including significant payouts earned from settlements.
According to the settlement approval order, Class Members will have their payments reduced to $599 if they do not submit a valid and timely W-9 tax form. W-9 forms were reportedly due to the settlement administrator by Dec. 14, 2019.
Plaintiffs in the Alarm.com class action lawsuit claimed that they received unsolicited phone calls from the company using an automatic dialing system or pre-recorded voice. According to the consumers, these calls violated the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).
The TCPA makes it illegal for businesses to contact consumers with telemarketing robocalls, mass texts, or junk faxes without prior express written consent. The federal law also prohibits businesses from contacting consumers with telemarketing communications if they have registered their number on the National Do Not Call Registry.
Under the TCPA, consumers who take legal action against businesses can seek up to $1,500 in damages for each violation (i.e. each phone call).
Plaintiffs in the Alarm.com class action claimed that the company violated the TCPA by placing unsolicited robocalls and contacting consumers on the Do Not Call Registry.
Alarm.com did not admit any wrongdoing but agreed to pay $28 million to resolve claims that they violated the TCPA.
The Alarm.com settlement benefits consumers who received a telemarketing call from the company after Dec. 30, 2011 (a) on a cell phone using an automatic dialing system or artificial/pre-recorded voice, (b) on a residential phone using an artificial or pre-recorded voice, or (c) two or more times within a 12 month period on a number that was registered with the National Do Not Call Registry.
In order to receive a share of the settlement fund, eligible Class Members needed to have filed a valid Claim Form by April 16, 2019. A claim ID or phone number were required to validate claims. The deadline for exclusion and objection was also April 16, 2019. The Alarm.com settlement was granted final approval on Aug. 15, 2019.
If Class Members have further questions, they can contact the settlement administrator KCC Class Action Services LLC at 1-855-256-2243.
Are you a member of the Alarm.com settlement Class? Let us know in the comment section below.
Plaintiffs and settlement Class Members are represented by Broderick & Paronich PC, Terrell Marshall Law Group PLLC, The Law Offices of Matthew P. McCue, and Bailey & Glasser LLP.
The Alarm.com Class Action Lawsuit is Abante Rooter and Plumbing Inc., et al. v. Alarm.com Inc., et al., Case No. 4:15-cv-06314, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
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If you were contacted on your cell phone by a company via an unsolicited text message (text spam) or prerecorded voice message (robocall), you may be eligible for compensation under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
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325 thoughts onAlarm.com Settlement Payouts May Be Larger Than Original Estimate
If people actually read the documents you would’ve seen that they give you 30 days to fill it out and then another additional 30 days as they had to have at least a month between attempts to reach class members that are entitled to more than $600. If you didn’t receive a w-9 then you won’t be getting a lot and your estimated payout is the original $90-140 but those who filled out w-9s like I did will at least receive $600 or more dollars ( either $500 or $1500 PER PHONE CALL). The submission for the w-9 will end by mid January, leaving them at least another month or month and a half to successfully print/mail out all the checks. My guess is that it will be late February or late March. Read the court documents people. Also as a note*** You just say “add me please!!” in order to get added into the lawsuit/settlement, jeez, you can’t just say “add me”
Adme!
Know if you turn in a W-9 form you would get your full pay money but if you don’t you will get 599
Anyone know if the W9 be for 2020 or 2019? I filled mine out online but don’t want to hold up filing my taxes waiting on this check.
2020
2020
add me
Add me please!!
I am a member. Is March the new disbursement date ?
I am in this lawsuit. I just got a call from A Plus Security who wanted to sell me a system. When i asked how they got my CELL PHONE NUMBER, he said they bought numbers from vendors. When i asked if they bought mine from Alarm.com he flat out said “yes we did”. You can add them to the suit.
Wow!!! Seriously?? Wtf?
I am apart of this settlement. Completed W9 & just waiting
Does anyone know the settlement check amount ?
I’m a member of this settlement class. Hope it actually settles and doesn’t get hung up in a technicality like so many others.
How do you know this
Filled out W9 form and submitted on 11/19/2019. Still waiting on check.